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Sale Shopping Strategy- it’s that time of year to reward yourself!

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I couldn't resist doing this live video and sharing my sale shopping strategy and why you should think of end of the season sales as incentive shopping to boost your wardrobe. It was a cold day in New York City and I'm still trying to shake the flu but nothing gets me out earlier than a great sample sale, especially when it's for a few good wardrobe boosting pieces. I'm often asked about how to wear good clothes, and truthfully my look is a combo of designer, mixed with fashion forward pieces from cheaper stores like Zara (especially when I work from home), and some vintage thrown in. But it's the more high end pieces that  you can get for

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Lace Tights, Thank You Chanel!

Thank you Karl Lagerfeld for inspiring me to want to spice up my hosiery drawer with lace tights again! Lace stockings have been looking "off" for a few years. Add just a few sartorial twists and they look so right again. Mostly due to the styling at the Chanel Paris In Rome Show at Cinnecitta Studios where the models wore mules along with lace tights. "The mule... It's a typical Chanel shoe, open behind, but we had never done it. With a lace stocking, it's something which, in people's minds, is very Paris." Karl Lagerfeld Trying mules with tights can be a bit tricky, both in styling and in being slippery to wear with an open back shoe (these remind me of my Nicholas Kirkwood pair, so

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Cheap Chic: Balmain for H&M looks pretty good

Cheap Chic Shopping Alert: The Balmain x H&M Look Book just dropped and the snaps look pretty good. If you want to add some cheap chic glam to your wardrobe this holiday season, the collection will be available starting November 5, in around 250 stores worldwide and online, and will feature clothing and accessories for both women and men. More: Cheap Chic Balmain for H&M

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Harlem Style – Shop Global In Your Local

On Periscope... Finding stylish pieces shouldn't be limited to the obvious. There are plenty of interesting and unexpected finds to be had when you take your inspiration out of the box. I attended the Periscope Summit this week in New York that took place uptown in Harlem. Although I've passed this open air African market on several occasions in the past, I never walked through it. Since, it was right next door to the summit, I decided to pop by with my two new Periscope friends @anjiray and @Miss_Ladybug to check out the gorgeous and inexpensive finds. Keep in mind that Periscope is the new, next new social media thing thats' designed to help you see the world through other

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New Year’s Luck Italian Style- Wear red underwear!

Red Calvin Klein Underwear Tonal Roses Demi Bra at shopbop
Want to conjure up an old Italian tradition or just look hot for New Year's Eve? Try some firey red underwear. Wearing red underwear for Capodanno (head of the year) isn't practiced much these days but the idea of wearing something that is both considered to bring luck and is sexy like this Red Calvin Klein Underwear Tonal Roses Demi Bra and matching panty at shop bop seems great to us here at FoS. Besides, doesn't every lingerie drawer need a dose of color from all those nudes and blacks? MORE: New Year's Eve Style Tips Want to wear some red underwear for New Year's Eve... we picked some for you... Buon Capodanno! [raw][/raw] Original Publish Date: Published on December 28, 2011

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YOU Want IT!

I've curated some shopping finds that caught my eye... I know that you want them (I do!)... [raw] JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. [/raw]

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What jeans to wear Spotlight Week! The Denim Pencil Skirt, Something to Reconsider

As the season on the calendar changes, the iffy weather may to exactly be a seasonal match. This installment of What Jeans To Wear Spotlight Week reviews a fantastic transitional wardrobe staple- the jeans skirt! Add a pair of tights + some ankle boots  and you'll be good to go to transition to a nippy day in no time. - S.H. If you're not a shorts person or looking for something that's perfectly styled for casual kickback style or city chic, look no further than a classic denim pencil skirt. In distressed denim, white or a dark wash, the denim pencil skirt that once was a wardrobe staple is looking all so right again. There are designer versions like the Victoria Beckham

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What jeans to wear Spotlight Week! Try a casual chic update to your everyday jeans with Saint Laurent inspiration

What jeans to wear Spotlight Week!  As we start to think about fall, let's re-look at this very classic, yet chic way to update your everyday jeans look. As a matter of fact, the ability to find YOUR chic in any style is what I teach in the C'est Chic Crash Course. I'll Have What She's Having: Irresistible casual denim with uptown styling (on a budget!) It's pretty easy to look chic in everyday, runaround jeans when your outfit tally is in the stratosphere. But how do YOU update everyday jeans without breaking the bank? I'll show you... Of course, there's a certain sense of eliteness to be able to afford a TOTAL design jeans look like this: Saint Laurent midrise

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How to Wear It Week! Everyday Mom Chic: Julianne Moore gets how to wear a cute summer hat and not look like a run of the mill hipster

Julianne Moore at LAX wearing Hat Attack’s Julia floppy fedora.
This week’s summer spotlight is How to Wear It Week. Let's look at this favorite post about wearing a summer hat with élan. I'll Have What She's Having: A cute summer hat that's classic and chic with easy, non affected summer style Hipster hats are really ironic. Afterall, the hipster style point of view for wearing a hat is to kinda look like an independent thinking progressive, anti-establishment cool dude. Yet, if everyone is running around wearing the same dang fedora, doesn't that morph into looking like an über establishment conformist? Humm. >> MORE: Hats But, a nifty summer straw can be rather chic. Not to mention add a bit of protective shade. Just look at Julianne Moore wearing Hat Attack’s Julia floppy

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Ageless Style Week- How to look older? I’m a young mom and my sons are being mistaken for my little brothers

This week's Summer Spotlight is Ageless Style... Let's help this reader with stylist tips on how to look older  Help, I need style advice fast! I am 27 years old, 5ft 1 and a size 4/6. I have a decent figure considering I have had two children but have a major issue... and I know in 10 years time if I still have this issue I will be laughing, but at the moment, I find myself at a complete loss. >>RELATED: Tired of being mistaken for a kid? Here's how to dress to look older My issue is I look roughly between 18/20 depending on what I am wearing but have been told I sometimes look near 15. I know I should be happy I look young for

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Puma knocked itself off and I want in!

Shoe Alert: A couple of summers ago, I bought a pair of Puma by Hussein Chalayan Black Label open toe wedge bootie platform net sneakers. Let's break that down. I have never been a fan of open toe booties, most hybrid sneakers, and net shoes, well... BUT, I loved these shoes. Wore them to death as they were one of the most comfortable summer shoes ever that seemed to work with just about everything in my closet. You can tell from the snap above, that I've left the skanky, worn out pair in my closet because I couldn't bear to part with them (yet). Here's my morning thrill. Puma knocked themselves off, and at a fraction of the price that

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The Shopping Gene…

Or, what my mom taught me about quality, bargains & a discerning eye I had an early Mother's Day surprise when my husband unearthed a few envelopes of photos while he was hunting through some storage. This set of pre-digital pics were most likely what I had given my mom when my son was an infant. And, now ended up being tucked away in a box. What a pleasant surprise to see photos of my mom with my 11 week old baby, and of my little white girl poodle who was always on high alert watching over my son. There's even a snap with Po, the favorite Teletubby, all pictured above. In honor of Mother's Day, I started thinking about some of

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Stylist Advice- How to wear patterned & stylish rain boots like a grown up

Dear Sharon: Patterned rain boots are everywhere this spring. Is there a stylish way for a grown woman to wear them, or are they a fashion disaster? (Frances via Fashion Advice) >> RELATED: French Chic Trench Coats at a Certain Age No, no, patterned rain boots are not a fashion disaster at all. As a matter of fact, the wildly patterned, crazy colored patterned rain boots from a few seasons ago have given way to a more sophisticated and rugged look of puddle jumps. Some, even so chic, that you may just wish for a rainy day. Just look at the stunning art meets style design of the Ted Baker Rain Atiri Boots pictured at top for totally gorgeous & grown-up patterned stylish rain boots. What you

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